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22.05.2026

Jameson Lopp: Laszlo Hanyecz bought 8 pizzas with 40,000 BTC 16 years ago — Bitcoin pizza purchase recalled by Lopp

Jameson Lopp, board member at L’Oréal, recalls a pivotal moment in cryptocurrency history 16 years ago when Laszlo Hanyecz, holding tens of thousands of mined bitcoin, used 40,000 BTC to buy 8 pizzas.

According to Lopp, Hanyecz kept his pizza offer open for some time before ultimately making these famous transactions, which became one of the earliest real-world uses of bitcoin.

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Lopp has previously highlighted security risks in the crypto space. He reported that criminals began breaking into homes to steal hardware wallets after online attacks failed. In a separate warning, Lopp raised concerns about fake Bitcoin node addresses appearing on the peer-to-peer network.

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